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you did not support john mccain in the primary process which i did not. i then came around and supported him. i was not for donald trump in this primary process. i was not against them but i did not endorse them. but i will put my full support behind him because i look at the alternative. and for america i believe it's imperative that donald trump win in november instead of hillary clinton. i think a clinton presidency is another four years of disaster for america. >> host: how does he do it? uncharted territory. can't descramble the map of reliable states? how does he do this? >> guest: i think every political professional in this town, they have the we thinking about presidential politics. what donald trump has done in this primary process is really flipped the table that the map is on over and then busted up with an ax because i think he really puts states in play that have traditionally been in the democratic lock column, pennsylvania, michigan, ohio which has gone back and forth. look, there's a lot of blue-collar workers. i invoke the reagan electio
you did not support john mccain in the primary process which i did not. i then came around and supported him. i was not for donald trump in this primary process. i was not against them but i did not endorse them. but i will put my full support behind him because i look at the alternative. and for america i believe it's imperative that donald trump win in november instead of hillary clinton. i think a clinton presidency is another four years of disaster for america. >> host: how does he do...
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in his first year, i was just licking my wounds from having been beaten by john mccain. i was not the standard bearer. my view is that this president should have honored his promise to do as he said. let me mention one other thing and that is self deportation says let people make their own choice. what i was saying is we're not going to round up 12 million people, undocumented illegals and take them out of the nation. instead let people make their own choice and if they find they can't get the benefits here they want and can't find the job they want, they'll make a decision to go a place where they have better opportunities but i'm not in favor of rounding up people and taking them out of this country. i am in favor, as the president has said and i agree with him, which is that if people committed crimes, we got to get them out of this country. let me mention something else the president said, it was a moment ago, and i didn't get a chance to, when he was describing chinese investments and so forth. >> candy, hold on a second. at some point -- >> i'm sorry -- >> mr. pres
in his first year, i was just licking my wounds from having been beaten by john mccain. i was not the standard bearer. my view is that this president should have honored his promise to do as he said. let me mention one other thing and that is self deportation says let people make their own choice. what i was saying is we're not going to round up 12 million people, undocumented illegals and take them out of the nation. instead let people make their own choice and if they find they can't get the...
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needs to be bipartisan, and i hope the new ranking member holds the same regard for that as senator mccain and senator warner did because at all times, i felt they were respectful and willing to listen to our disagreements. i am hopeful that will continue and i will be optimistic it will. i'm going to ask a series of questions. do you believe all options should be on the table when we confront iran? >> i do. >> do you believe iran is a state sponsor of terrorism and provides support to hezbollah and hamas? >> yes, and i am on the record a number of times saying that. >> do you support sanctions against iran? >> yes. >> do you believe the allied states should unilaterally eliminate its nuclear arsenal? >> no. >> do you agree with henry kissinger, george shultz, when they said "the four of us have come together in a non-partisan effort deeply committed to building support for a global effort to reduce reliance on nuclear weapons, to prevent their spread into potentially dangerous hands, and ultimately to end them as a threat to the world. we remain committed to working toward this vision and
needs to be bipartisan, and i hope the new ranking member holds the same regard for that as senator mccain and senator warner did because at all times, i felt they were respectful and willing to listen to our disagreements. i am hopeful that will continue and i will be optimistic it will. i'm going to ask a series of questions. do you believe all options should be on the table when we confront iran? >> i do. >> do you believe iran is a state sponsor of terrorism and provides support...
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mccain: will the gentleman yield for a question? mr. graham: yes. mr. mccain: one of the most salient points of this whole scenario was five days after the attack when the ambassador to the united nations went on all sunday shows to allege that this was a spontaneous demonstration triggered by a hateful video. those talking points that the ambassador used didn't come from the c.i.a., is my opinion understanding. but it came from the white house. who in the white house, who? was it the president of the unit states? was it one of his people? who was it that gave her talking points that iicated something for which there was no basis in fact, certainly not after five days. and did the president ask about this situation? did the president of the united states say wait a minute, is she going out there when -- right after on the program that i was on, "face the nation," th president of the libya national assembly came on right after and said this is an al qaeda attack, this is a terrorist attack. and then for days afterwards, the president of the united states
mccain: will the gentleman yield for a question? mr. graham: yes. mr. mccain: one of the most salient points of this whole scenario was five days after the attack when the ambassador to the united nations went on all sunday shows to allege that this was a spontaneous demonstration triggered by a hateful video. those talking points that the ambassador used didn't come from the c.i.a., is my opinion understanding. but it came from the white house. who in the white house, who? was it the president...
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thismmm5 investigation was initiated and led by senator mccain so i would like to call on him to give his opening statement first after which i will add a few additional remarks of first-ever like to commend senator mccain for his leadership a of the staff for their hard work to address the vaccine and the issues that are the subject of today's hearing. >> i appreciate you and your staffhu cooperation to conduct the imports and bipartisan investigation. that is the hallmark of our relationship together for many years. i believe consumer privacy and safety with the online advertising industry is a serious issue the warrants examination. to the emergence of the internet and e-commerce more commonplace activities are taking place of the internet that leads to major advances and consumer choice and economic growth. these have presented novel questions concerning whether consumer security and privacy can be maintained in the new technology based world. we will examine these issues specifically with online advertising where the data is collected and cybercriminals exploit vulnerabilities to
thismmm5 investigation was initiated and led by senator mccain so i would like to call on him to give his opening statement first after which i will add a few additional remarks of first-ever like to commend senator mccain for his leadership a of the staff for their hard work to address the vaccine and the issues that are the subject of today's hearing. >> i appreciate you and your staffhu cooperation to conduct the imports and bipartisan investigation. that is the hallmark of our...
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mccain: madam president, i yield the floor. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: this weekend, americans will gather to remember all who have fought and perished so that we might live in freedom. memorial day is our chance to honor their extraordinary sacrifices. of course, kentucky has long played a proud and vital role in the defense of our nation. i'm honored to represent so many kentuckians in the armed forces, including those stationed at fort knox, fort campbell, the bluegrass army depot and members of the reserves and kentucky national guard. one of the reasons memorial day is so important to me is because it allows americans to reflect and give thanks for all that we have, to recognize that none of it would have been possible without so many americans we have never met putting everything on the line for us. that's why the men and women who protect us deserve our full support when they are deployed, when they are training and when they return home. most americans certainly agree with that statemen
mccain: madam president, i yield the floor. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: this weekend, americans will gather to remember all who have fought and perished so that we might live in freedom. memorial day is our chance to honor their extraordinary sacrifices. of course, kentucky has long played a proud and vital role in the defense of our nation. i'm honored to represent so many kentuckians in the armed forces, including those...
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america is richer for every o'sullivan.y, and i should've said mccain. [laughter] [applause] well i just did. [laughter] tohappy st. patrick's day everybody. tens of millions of americans trace their roots back to the emerald isles. on st. patrick's day millions more claim to. [laughter] concluded -- yes i will be glad to yield. >> were you on the floor at that particular time? sites and theth only gentleman on that side that even made a move was mr. walker. the gentleman did not stand, the gentleman did not rise. i resent the statement of the gentleman. i acted in absolute -- if anybody stands i would have recognized them. don't get political with me. >> i don't mean to suggest you are acting with unfairness. what i do suggest is we have a bill hear that you have worked with the president of the united states -- >> you said i had a fast gavel. a bill of this type i would never do a thing like that. [indiscernible] -- i respectfully suggest that i did not mean to offend you -- >> you have offended me. i will accept your apology. >> highlights of 35 years
america is richer for every o'sullivan.y, and i should've said mccain. [laughter] [applause] well i just did. [laughter] tohappy st. patrick's day everybody. tens of millions of americans trace their roots back to the emerald isles. on st. patrick's day millions more claim to. [laughter] concluded -- yes i will be glad to yield. >> were you on the floor at that particular time? sites and theth only gentleman on that side that even made a move was mr. walker. the gentleman did not stand,...
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and senator mccain and newt gingrich discuss foreign policy. and the head of the washington, d.c., public transit hearing testifies at a house hearing looking into safety lapses in the city's metrorail system. >>> media companies at&t and time warner are seeking approval from antitrust regulators for a merger worth $85 billion. the ceos of the two companies testified about the merger at a senate judiciary subcommittee hearing. media magnate and nba
and senator mccain and newt gingrich discuss foreign policy. and the head of the washington, d.c., public transit hearing testifies at a house hearing looking into safety lapses in the city's metrorail system. >>> media companies at&t and time warner are seeking approval from antitrust regulators for a merger worth $85 billion. the ceos of the two companies testified about the merger at a senate judiciary subcommittee hearing. media magnate and nba
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the convention of the rights of the child senator mccain misspoke earlier. we have not ratified that treaty. i think that would be coming next. the convention against all forms of discrimination of women would be coming before that. i think this treaty is the first of many treaties that will be in this range. that was what was intended by that comment. on the parking space comment, i coach moot court and we have hypothetical questions in moot court and the intent to argue on venues. that is what i was doing. when there's noted definition of disability and to give this organization the ability to define disability anything is possible. it's trying to make an extreme case to show that anything is possible. >> i agree with you that you are trying to make an extreme case and by the way on the wedge issue you are talking about a whole host of other potential treaties. you were talking about the treaty is the story of washington gridlock and the "boston globe" author. on the question of the parking lot reference which you yourself say is an extreme example your or
the convention of the rights of the child senator mccain misspoke earlier. we have not ratified that treaty. i think that would be coming next. the convention against all forms of discrimination of women would be coming before that. i think this treaty is the first of many treaties that will be in this range. that was what was intended by that comment. on the parking space comment, i coach moot court and we have hypothetical questions in moot court and the intent to argue on venues. that is...
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senator mccain? >> thank you. i'm pleased to see an old friend here before the committee, especially pleased to see senator warner and senator nunn, two senators who have contributed greatly to the defense. these questions are not reasonable people disagreeing, these are fundamental disagreements. our concerns pertain to your final judgment and world view on areas of national security, including security in the middle east. with that in mind, let me begin with your opposition to the surge in iraq. 2006, republicans lost the election and we began the surge. he wrote a piece in the "washington post" -- leaving iraq honorably. he said it's not in the national interest for the u.s. to deepen its military involvement. in january 2007, in a rather bizarre exchange with secretary rice in the foreign relations committee after some nonsense about syria and crossing the border into iran and syria because of the surge, and a reference to cambodia in 1970, you said "when you set in motion the kind of policy the president is t
senator mccain? >> thank you. i'm pleased to see an old friend here before the committee, especially pleased to see senator warner and senator nunn, two senators who have contributed greatly to the defense. these questions are not reasonable people disagreeing, these are fundamental disagreements. our concerns pertain to your final judgment and world view on areas of national security, including security in the middle east. with that in mind, let me begin with your opposition to the surge...
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senator john mccain, a veteran we all respect, saw that at that dr. carmona ran and said it was deplorable that -- to insinuate that i would deny care of veterans. it is deplorable. >> he can defend it, run from it, have excuses. the fact of the matter is, he voted against it. that is not by me. that is by the veterans' associations i quoted. >> let's move forward with a topic that is always front and center in arizona, and that is immigration. congressman, we had on the program talking about this. you have been criticized for changing your position. is that criticism valid? >> no. we have to have broadbased immigration reform. we have to do more than secure the border. but the reality is in washington for those of us who have worked on this issue across party lines, worked with senator kennedy on this issue. for 10 years i worked on this issue and hit my head against a brick wall like everyone else. myself, senator jon kyl, senator mccain realize that until we to have border security nobody will trust the of federal government to move ahead on other
senator john mccain, a veteran we all respect, saw that at that dr. carmona ran and said it was deplorable that -- to insinuate that i would deny care of veterans. it is deplorable. >> he can defend it, run from it, have excuses. the fact of the matter is, he voted against it. that is not by me. that is by the veterans' associations i quoted. >> let's move forward with a topic that is always front and center in arizona, and that is immigration. congressman, we had on the program...
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john mccain and joe lieberman called for u.s. military intervention to assist the opposition. >> is to come as no surprise to any of our colleagues that the civil war raging has only deteriorated further of the past two weeks. a massacre that bashir al-sadr's forces committed in the syrian town of jula. at least 108 civilians, the majority of them women and children, are now believed to have been killed, some from repeated shelling by assad's tanks and artillery, but most slaughtered in their homes and executed in the streets. survivors describe a scene so gruesome that even after 16 months of bloodshed and more than 10,000 dead, it still manages to shock the conscience. there are now reports of another massacre by assad's forces with as many as 78 syrians dead and that syrian authorities are blocking access to the scene for the u.n. monitors on the ground. these massacres of civilians are sickening and evil, but it's only the latest and most appalling evidence there's no limit to the savagery of assad and his forces. they will d
john mccain and joe lieberman called for u.s. military intervention to assist the opposition. >> is to come as no surprise to any of our colleagues that the civil war raging has only deteriorated further of the past two weeks. a massacre that bashir al-sadr's forces committed in the syrian town of jula. at least 108 civilians, the majority of them women and children, are now believed to have been killed, some from repeated shelling by assad's tanks and artillery, but most slaughtered in...
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mccain: mr. president, i understand -- i ask unanimous consent the senator from oregon can yield to to me for a unanimous consent agreement without lose his right to the floor. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: i ask unanimous consent the following amendments be in order to be offered. durbin 4369 inhofe 4204. i further ask the time until 4:00 p.m. be equally divided between the managers or their designees and that the senate then proceed to vote in relation to the amendments in the order listed with no second-degree amendments to these amendments in order prior to the votes and that there be two minutes equally divided prior to each vote. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mccain: i ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up en bloc. 4138 peters, 4293 baldwin, 4112 jill brand, 4354 leahy, 4079 heitkamp, 4317 hirono, 4031 cardin, 4169 coats, 4236 portman, 4119 roberts, 4095 ernst, 4086 mu murkowski, 4247 danes, 4344 sullivan
mccain: mr. president, i understand -- i ask unanimous consent the senator from oregon can yield to to me for a unanimous consent agreement without lose his right to the floor. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: i ask unanimous consent the following amendments be in order to be offered. durbin 4369 inhofe 4204. i further ask the time until 4:00 p.m. be equally divided between the managers or their designees and that the senate then proceed to vote in relation to the...
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mccain: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: mr. president, i thank my colleague from connecticut for his thoughtful remarks on the events taking place, the tragedies taking place in ukraine as we speak today. i appreciate his commitment to trying to find a way through this very difficult situation. the senator is dead wrong when he says this is like georgia. in fact, this senator wanted to do a lot more than we did. in fact, we did a lot more. the fundamental problem here i say to my friend from connecticut is that this president doe sglp at this >> this president doesn't understand putinrr that he is on old kbj colonel build on restoring the russian empire.n n the 20th century was the downfall of the soviet union. this president is the one that ridiculed mitt romney when he said the greatest enemy is russia and when he said the cold war has been over for 20 years. vladimer putin doesn't believe the cold war is over. and when the president is overheard saying to mr. putin's puppet, tell vladimer putin after i am reelected i will be
mccain: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: mr. president, i thank my colleague from connecticut for his thoughtful remarks on the events taking place, the tragedies taking place in ukraine as we speak today. i appreciate his commitment to trying to find a way through this very difficult situation. the senator is dead wrong when he says this is like georgia. in fact, this senator wanted to do a lot more than we did. in fact, we did a lot more. the...
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mccain: thank you. welcome to your family. general. mr. scaparrotti: distinguished members, i thank you for the opportunity to appear here today and also want to thank you for this important -- the support you provided to our service members, our department of defense civilians, and their families who selflessly serve in the defense of our great nation and in the defense of our way of life. i would also like to thank the secretary of defense and the president for their trust and confidence and for nominating me to be the next commander of the united states european command and supreme island commander. in particular, i would like to introduce and thank my wife, cindy, who is here with me today. she's been by my side for 37 years and has been an essential part of my service. cindy has supported me during multiple -- multiple deployments, cared active to -- actively for our service members and families and raised our children, mike and stephanie. like so many other military families, they have given much
mccain: thank you. welcome to your family. general. mr. scaparrotti: distinguished members, i thank you for the opportunity to appear here today and also want to thank you for this important -- the support you provided to our service members, our department of defense civilians, and their families who selflessly serve in the defense of our great nation and in the defense of our way of life. i would also like to thank the secretary of defense and the president for their trust and confidence and...
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mccain: thank you, mr. president. this resolution calls for an establishment of a select committee of the senate to make a thorough and complete investigation of the facts and circumstances surrounding, and the response of the united states government to the september 11, 2012, terrorist attacks against the united states consolate and personnel in benghazi, libya, and to make recommendations to prevent similar attacks in the future. i send that to the desk in behalf of myself, senator graham of south carolina, and senator ayotte of new hampshire. mr. president, before i go into the need for this select committee -- and there clearly is a need because there is a huge credibility gap amongst the american people because of the now going on eight weeks of contradictory reports, contradictory statements beginning with the president of the united states. the president of the united states, on the day of the -- on september 12, went to the rose garden and stated that he opposed terrorist attacks. and then that evening, as we
mccain: thank you, mr. president. this resolution calls for an establishment of a select committee of the senate to make a thorough and complete investigation of the facts and circumstances surrounding, and the response of the united states government to the september 11, 2012, terrorist attacks against the united states consolate and personnel in benghazi, libya, and to make recommendations to prevent similar attacks in the future. i send that to the desk in behalf of myself, senator graham of...
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i am more in the john mccain camp than the president. the president would say, as he did yesterday, that not just he but the international community and congress has set a red line about the use of these weapons. we cannot sit back and allow them to be used without taking some kind of action. if we don't they will be used again. john kerry said yesterday in the house, the foreign affairs committee meeting that there is a 100 or send chance that if we don't do something they will be used again. the mccain frame of reference is a bit skeptical about this. it is concerned, that a one and done attack will not necessarily the terror assad -- will not nest -- will not necessarily deter assad. what will we do to assure that two days of attacks will have the effect that we say it is going to have? john mccain is calling for -- this is a civil war, this will not end until one side wins. we have to decide which side we are on. and support that side to win. he argues for much greater support for the free syrian army. he says, the last time that he
i am more in the john mccain camp than the president. the president would say, as he did yesterday, that not just he but the international community and congress has set a red line about the use of these weapons. we cannot sit back and allow them to be used without taking some kind of action. if we don't they will be used again. john kerry said yesterday in the house, the foreign affairs committee meeting that there is a 100 or send chance that if we don't do something they will be used again....
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senator mccain is a perfect example. he worked together with teddy kennedy and senator daschle, so many other people. we have seen his political courage. there are not enough at stories on the media done on the people who have political courage. they always want to look for the negative. >> it has become more so -- political suicide than it used to be. part of it is the drawing of district lines of that everybody agrees with you and the only way you can get in trouble is to not be pure enough, not liberal enough or conservative enough'. the challenge to face in your last senatorial election -- a challenge from the right, which was kind of the fact highly than behave in the senate to some degree. we have seen that with both parties. it seems to be getting worse and harder rather than people making it easier. >> let me make two points. one, let's not forget that in 2009 and 2010 the democrats had the whole majority of both houses of congress and the presidency. they were veto-proof. we had stimulus packages, obamacare, dod
senator mccain is a perfect example. he worked together with teddy kennedy and senator daschle, so many other people. we have seen his political courage. there are not enough at stories on the media done on the people who have political courage. they always want to look for the negative. >> it has become more so -- political suicide than it used to be. part of it is the drawing of district lines of that everybody agrees with you and the only way you can get in trouble is to not be pure...
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senator mccain. >> thank you. to our witnesses, i was in afghanistan last week with five others, seven other senators, and had robust discussions about the midcourt in -- midpoint in the fighting season and there was positive news in terms of our own military leadership's reckoning. more to tell. much of the discussion we had was about this troop number. we all recognize a troop number is not an end but a means to an end. what is the end we are trying to compare for? efficacy. we talked about that. there has been public testimony where i said, february, reprimanding -- recommending a true bubble of 13,600. eight and 12,000, i will not ask you about numbers but i will say what we heard from military leadership in afghanistan was not at odds with that general range. i realize one of the next witnesses phrased it better than i did hear it will just read a section and tell me whether or not you agree. two.mony is on page pressfortunate recent accounts of zero option are extremely damaging in this regard. the u.s. sena
senator mccain. >> thank you. to our witnesses, i was in afghanistan last week with five others, seven other senators, and had robust discussions about the midcourt in -- midpoint in the fighting season and there was positive news in terms of our own military leadership's reckoning. more to tell. much of the discussion we had was about this troop number. we all recognize a troop number is not an end but a means to an end. what is the end we are trying to compare for? efficacy. we talked...
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mccain: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: mr. president, i would like to just take a moment to thank both leaders for their effort in bringing about this much-needed not only the funding but the signal that the congress will send and the president will sign that we are supportive of them. we all know the latest news is tragically that a proposed cease-fire has broken down, that apparently an israeli soldier has been captured and all of us know the ramifications of that in the future is the value that the israeli government and people rightfully put on each one of their citizens who serve. i'd like to thank again our majority leader and republican leader for coming together on this most important signal. this isn't just about money. it is a signal from the american people and the american taxpayer that we are with the israelis because if we, they do not have iron dome, they can't defend themselves. it's that simple. the iron dome is the ability to keep innocent civilians and neighborhoods and families from being destroyed by these
mccain: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: mr. president, i would like to just take a moment to thank both leaders for their effort in bringing about this much-needed not only the funding but the signal that the congress will send and the president will sign that we are supportive of them. we all know the latest news is tragically that a proposed cease-fire has broken down, that apparently an israeli soldier has been captured and all of us know the...
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the goal of senator mccain and his of his to make sure that we don't compare ourselves to them. that we compare ourselves to we are in the geneva convention that we already do and actually lead the way. so when this report comes out, if it suggests that gaining good information made everything all right, i reject that because in the effort of gaining information you violated, i think, the spirit of who we are. as to the individuals involved, they should be protected because this came from the top level of the government. and to the people in the bush administration, i understand being under siege not wanting another 9/11. we all make mistakes but america'americais a great placer our dirty laundry. as to what should happen next, where is the congress? now, i've been pretty forward leaning about america engagement in the world. there's one thing to have a program to detect a gathering storm that may lead to another attack. radical islamists are in our backyard. they're here already and trying to penetrate america. if you want to reform the nsa program to make it more transparent a
the goal of senator mccain and his of his to make sure that we don't compare ourselves to them. that we compare ourselves to we are in the geneva convention that we already do and actually lead the way. so when this report comes out, if it suggests that gaining good information made everything all right, i reject that because in the effort of gaining information you violated, i think, the spirit of who we are. as to the individuals involved, they should be protected because this came from the...
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chairman mccain: welcome. gen. petraeus: thank you, mr. chairman. it's good to be back. thank you for this opportunity to discuss the situation in the middle east. as you noticed, this is the first time i've testified in open session in congress since -- asing a director director three years ago. i think it's appropriate to begin my remarks this morning with an apology, one i've offered before but nonetheless one i want to repeat to you and the american public. four years ago, i made a serious mistake, one that brought discredit on me and paying to thoseo me -- pain closest to me. it was a breach of the values i've been committed throughout my life. there's nothing i can do to undo what i did. i can only say again how sorry i am to those are let down and strive to go forward with a greater sense of humility and purpose and with gratitude to those whose to with me during a very difficult chapter in my life. in light of all that, it means a great deal you have asked me to share my views on the challenges in the middle east where i spent most of my last decade and governmen
chairman mccain: welcome. gen. petraeus: thank you, mr. chairman. it's good to be back. thank you for this opportunity to discuss the situation in the middle east. as you noticed, this is the first time i've testified in open session in congress since -- asing a director director three years ago. i think it's appropriate to begin my remarks this morning with an apology, one i've offered before but nonetheless one i want to repeat to you and the american public. four years ago, i made a serious...
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i issued a statement yesterday with senator mccain and senator lieberman. right now the egyptian government needs to understand how serious we are about resolving this issue. we are in a position where they could be in jeopardy. they have an opportunity to correct this by obviously releasing the americans and resolving this with our country. we have a very important relationship with egypt and i want to see that relationship repaired, but it is up to them to act right now. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> reporter's question white house spokesman jay carney about the contraception issue at the daily news briefing. this is 15 minutes. >> on the contraception issue, speaker boehner is promising to repeal the rule through legislation. i am curious about your reaction to that. if that were to happen, will the president veto it? does he feel that strongly? >> there is a lot of speculation about the question. on this issue, from the very beginning we have said we woul
i issued a statement yesterday with senator mccain and senator lieberman. right now the egyptian government needs to understand how serious we are about resolving this issue. we are in a position where they could be in jeopardy. they have an opportunity to correct this by obviously releasing the americans and resolving this with our country. we have a very important relationship with egypt and i want to see that relationship repaired, but it is up to them to act right now. >> thank you....
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senator mccain. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i thank all the witnesses. i especially thank dick thornburgh and tom ridge. i think you prefer governor to those others, don't you? [laughter] i remember the day, then the president of the unit states, sunday americans with disabilities act on the lawn of the white house and someone of our friends from the disabilities community were there to celebrate what has been. i don't know anyone who doesn't believe that the passage of that act was not an unqualified success. it gave opportunities for some of our disabled community to get ahead in our society, and have rights which they previously had been deprived of. mr. meyer, you made some very important constructive recommendations, in my view, in this legislation come in your statement. and i would just like to ask you a couple of additional questions. on the issue of abortion, the resolution of advice and consent that this committee passed last year that contained the following understanding on how this attribute relates the u.s. law concerning abortion, quote, n
senator mccain. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i thank all the witnesses. i especially thank dick thornburgh and tom ridge. i think you prefer governor to those others, don't you? [laughter] i remember the day, then the president of the unit states, sunday americans with disabilities act on the lawn of the white house and someone of our friends from the disabilities community were there to celebrate what has been. i don't know anyone who doesn't believe that the passage of that act was not...
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mccain lieberman came back. the oppose at that time. in march of 2015, the climate change came in dead last for a national problem. the same thing happened two weeks later, gallup poll. the fox news poll said 97% of americans don't care about global warming when they put it up against terrorism and the real issues. the cbs and "new york times" poll, it was in last place again. the american people are smarter than those people down on the floor trying to keep this issue going. one of the nings things that really concerned me, on the morning of election day, november 8th, i was concerned and i built a speech around all of the in the last four years, the 5-4 decisions of the united states supreme court and everything we hold dear was in that 5-4 thing. we know if hillary had bonwon, don't care if it is abortion or second amendment rights or anything else, america would have changed just from that, in a way we wouldn't even recognize it. that's why i said in the morning, it is kind of funny, richard, you scientists like to base things on sc
mccain lieberman came back. the oppose at that time. in march of 2015, the climate change came in dead last for a national problem. the same thing happened two weeks later, gallup poll. the fox news poll said 97% of americans don't care about global warming when they put it up against terrorism and the real issues. the cbs and "new york times" poll, it was in last place again. the american people are smarter than those people down on the floor trying to keep this issue going. one of...
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in the third piece is the proposal that senator mccain and i have is to systematize and require an up or down vote by members of congress and not allow the abdication of responsibility that has been too common a theme in congress. that is a lot. you can cim passion about it. -- you can say i am passionate about it. i think we will take a few questions. thanks for being here. i wish it wasn't so topical. [applause] >> that was remarkably cogent and right on point. i will give you an opportunity to have a drink. i am the senior fellow. i have been with the center since 2003. a lot of our work on the national security team was on the iraq war. certainly now that we are still talking about iraq and debating iraq and going back into iraq, something we have really wrestled with for a long time. one of the things that struck me over this debate is a general weariness by the american people combined with a sense that what is going in iraq in -- and syria now is you have to combat the threat hearing a low-level sense -- combat the threat. but a low-level sense that what we can do is actually g
in the third piece is the proposal that senator mccain and i have is to systematize and require an up or down vote by members of congress and not allow the abdication of responsibility that has been too common a theme in congress. that is a lot. you can cim passion about it. -- you can say i am passionate about it. i think we will take a few questions. thanks for being here. i wish it wasn't so topical. [applause] >> that was remarkably cogent and right on point. i will give you an...
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senator mccain was probably the first in this body, beginning really in the fall of '13, to start to talk about the notion of the no-fly zone, some military force to save space and most likely in the north of syria, turkish border where people could go if they're fleeing assad. they could go and the thought of that creation of that zone and protection of it with military force would allow the cross-border delivery of aid under circumstances where the aid workers and others wouldn't be jeopardized. i was originally not a fan of that proposal. by probably february 2014, seeing the numbers dramatically increase, my first visit was at a time when there was 750,000 refugees and now it's 2 million. other countries are seeing the same thing. now we're seeing it spread through neighboring nations and throughout europe. it's not easy. i'm assuming that they're -- i assume there's a whole lot of challenges in doing that. but to me, it just seems like if we don't go upstream and try to create some safe area, with an additional nearly 8 million displaced people within syria, that the crisis is g
senator mccain was probably the first in this body, beginning really in the fall of '13, to start to talk about the notion of the no-fly zone, some military force to save space and most likely in the north of syria, turkish border where people could go if they're fleeing assad. they could go and the thought of that creation of that zone and protection of it with military force would allow the cross-border delivery of aid under circumstances where the aid workers and others wouldn't be...
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some of whom could be very dangerous leaving the country we would have been wise to do when senator mccain suggested increase still would be wise to do that were the basic needs would be met and they would be safe. but you said a second ago that you thought the war would go on for years. is that correct? >> yes, sir,. so with those chances of success are doomed battle of the bed is a compatible statement. but don't think those are compatible statements. it seems that the isil threat is experiencing geographically but therein is isil presence in libya and afghanistan largely disaffected taliban. boko haram has pledged allegiance threatening united states there may be some presence in yemen? so the potential battlefield is expanding. and maybe we are is engaging in some new activity. i'd understand we have undertaken in air strikes to support trade assyrians in syria when they have been threatened? correct? >> correct. >> and we are prepared from a change of policy to undertake air strikes to protect them if they fall under threat of the assad regime? direct ice agree -- as correct. >> i agr
some of whom could be very dangerous leaving the country we would have been wise to do when senator mccain suggested increase still would be wise to do that were the basic needs would be met and they would be safe. but you said a second ago that you thought the war would go on for years. is that correct? >> yes, sir,. so with those chances of success are doomed battle of the bed is a compatible statement. but don't think those are compatible statements. it seems that the isil threat is...
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senator mccain, senator hogan, and others. who were interested in not giving up on the prospects of working this out. i also think that last night's discussion was critical. as i said earlier, and let me repeat it, we had a situation where a huge number of senators on both sides addressed this issue. senators actually had to listen to each other. i think the arguments that were made by my members obviously swayed at least some on the other side that maybe there was a solution to this short of pulling the nuclear trigger. so a lot of my members were involved in this over the weekend. last night, they were all helpful. senator mccain was certainly helpful, as was senator corker, senator portman, and others. >> do you think there is less of a chance of ending up act in a situation like this? or did it help you get out of this particular jam? >> you are asking me to answer a hypothetical. i do not know. i do think, in spite of your best efforts to rain on an outcome -- i congratulate you for your best efforts to snatch defeat from
senator mccain, senator hogan, and others. who were interested in not giving up on the prospects of working this out. i also think that last night's discussion was critical. as i said earlier, and let me repeat it, we had a situation where a huge number of senators on both sides addressed this issue. senators actually had to listen to each other. i think the arguments that were made by my members obviously swayed at least some on the other side that maybe there was a solution to this short of...
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mccain: absolutely. and as we mentioned earlier, beefing up our embassy and consulate capabilities to hear these cases in the country of origin, particularly central america, is really very important. but i'd also like to point out that there is an article entitled -- "deportation data won't dispel rumors drawing migrant minors to the united states." it's a very interesting piece. organize crime groups in central america have exploited the slow u.s. legal process and the compassion shown to children in apparent crisis, according to david leapold, an immigration attorney in cleveland. he said, smugglers, who may charge a family up to $12,000 to deliver a child to the border, often tell them exactly what to say to american officials. quote -- "the cartels have figured out where the hole is," he said. it now stands the 2008 law guarantees unaccompanied minors from those countries access to a federal asylum officer and a chance to tell a u.s. judge that they were victims of a crime or face abuse or sexual tr
mccain: absolutely. and as we mentioned earlier, beefing up our embassy and consulate capabilities to hear these cases in the country of origin, particularly central america, is really very important. but i'd also like to point out that there is an article entitled -- "deportation data won't dispel rumors drawing migrant minors to the united states." it's a very interesting piece. organize crime groups in central america have exploited the slow u.s. legal process and the compassion...
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a source of international shame. " in an op-ed in april 2011, senator mccain wrote this, "the president was -- gaddafi finally met his ugly demise. he was an extremely dangerous tyrant. he supported international ,errorism during the 1980's including a bombing which claimed the lives of 270 innocent civilians. pursuedreportedly chemical, nuclear, and biological weapons. after gaddafi was killed, the new libyan government reportedly uncovered two tons of chemical weapons gaddafi had kept hidden from the world, yet armed and ready to use. we all know it dedicated and patriotic special envoy named christopher stevens arrived in many ghazi to work with the libyan people on their transition to democracy. forged deep connections with the libyan people during his career. he understood the challenges years of 40 oppression. ambassador stephens believed in the promise of a new future for the country. today, libya is at a crossroads. open a newspaper and you will about stephens believed in the promise of a new future for the country. today, libya is at a crossroads. violence, weapons in a central
a source of international shame. " in an op-ed in april 2011, senator mccain wrote this, "the president was -- gaddafi finally met his ugly demise. he was an extremely dangerous tyrant. he supported international ,errorism during the 1980's including a bombing which claimed the lives of 270 innocent civilians. pursuedreportedly chemical, nuclear, and biological weapons. after gaddafi was killed, the new libyan government reportedly uncovered two tons of chemical weapons gaddafi had...
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mccain: mr. president, before i yield the floor, i ask that certain articles be inserted as part of the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: and, mr. president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. graham: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. south carolina, forgive me. mr. graham graham: south caroli. but i like georgia, a very nice state. come from georgia to south carolina and spend money. and you're welcome to come, too. the presiding officer: i will do that. the senate is in a quorum call. mr. graham: i would ask unanimous consent to terminate the quorum call. the presiding officer: sir, without objection. mr. graham: and could i be recognized for 10 or 15 minutes to speak as if in morning business or a colloquy. the presiding officer: senator, we have an order to go to executive session at 11:30. mr. graham: can i speak until 11:30. the presiding officer: the senator is recog
mccain: mr. president, before i yield the floor, i ask that certain articles be inserted as part of the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: and, mr. president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. graham: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. south carolina, forgive me. mr. graham graham: south caroli. but i like georgia, a very nice state. come from georgia to south carolina and...
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senator john mccain? john mccain: i would like to thank all of you for coming. when i come back to brookings lay always mention it is always wonderful to see old friends and enemies. [laughter] those in the overflow room, i have noticed there is quite a bit of alcohol back there. thank you, it is great to be back. i had some prepared remarks, but i think maybe, i just will mention the scenario in which we are considering. the debate will start tomorrow after noon. first of all, as major garrett just pointed out, the president probably has enough votes to sustain a veto. i am sure that that is a great triumph for those who greatly favor this agreement. it would also like to point out, that i am a student of history. it is the first time in history that an agreement will be voted on on a strict partyline basis. a strict partyline basis. not a single republican senator will be voting in favor of this agreement. you can draw your own conclusions as to what the rim of that are. they are not good. either somebody failed and outreach, or somebody failed somewhere to at
senator john mccain? john mccain: i would like to thank all of you for coming. when i come back to brookings lay always mention it is always wonderful to see old friends and enemies. [laughter] those in the overflow room, i have noticed there is quite a bit of alcohol back there. thank you, it is great to be back. i had some prepared remarks, but i think maybe, i just will mention the scenario in which we are considering. the debate will start tomorrow after noon. first of all, as major garrett...
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let's take john mccain. i am in phoenix. we have a meeting that will have 500 people at the biltmore hotel. we get a call from the hotel, it is turmoil. thousands and thousands of people are showing up three or four days before, they are pitching tents on the hotel grass. the hotels as we cannot handle this. we move into the convention center. we have 15,000 people. the biggest one ever. bigger than bernie sanders. 13,000 people showed up to hear me speak. they are than anybody. everybody knows it. a beautiful day with incredible people that were wonderful great americans. john mccain goes, something makes my life difficult. he had 15,000 crazies show up he called them all crazies. i said, they are crazies, they are great americans. i know crazy is, i know all about crazy. they weren't crazy. he insulted me and he insulted everybody in a room. i said that somebody should run against john mccain. i supported him for president. i raised a million dollars for him. i supported him. he lost. i never liked him as much after that.
let's take john mccain. i am in phoenix. we have a meeting that will have 500 people at the biltmore hotel. we get a call from the hotel, it is turmoil. thousands and thousands of people are showing up three or four days before, they are pitching tents on the hotel grass. the hotels as we cannot handle this. we move into the convention center. we have 15,000 people. the biggest one ever. bigger than bernie sanders. 13,000 people showed up to hear me speak. they are than anybody. everybody knows...
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i call upon senator mccain. >> thank you. let me thank our witnesses. i want to echo the chairmen in recognizing the final appearance before our committee. they do everything we asked them and more to keep us safe. this is an important time for this committee to consider the war's. 10,000 u.s. forces will depart from afghanistan to comply with the president aggressive drug on schedule. i have deep reservations about both of these deadlines. the iraqis in safeguarding the country's stability. for this reason, many of us are concerned to see media reports suggesting that they had dramatically reduce the number of troops and was considering the force in iraq as low as 3000 troops. officials have since insisted that this number is not final and that no altman's decision has been made. i hope this is true. everything i have heard leads me to believe that such a minimal presence which jeopardized the real gains that we have made in that country. as they testified to this committee and fannie larry, the iraqi security forces still have major gaps and their cap
i call upon senator mccain. >> thank you. let me thank our witnesses. i want to echo the chairmen in recognizing the final appearance before our committee. they do everything we asked them and more to keep us safe. this is an important time for this committee to consider the war's. 10,000 u.s. forces will depart from afghanistan to comply with the president aggressive drug on schedule. i have deep reservations about both of these deadlines. the iraqis in safeguarding the country's...
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i'm very proud of him, and i am so happy that we do not have off at theat runs mouth like john mccain, or some of the others. thank you very much. >> next, george, in fall river, massachusetts on the others line . >> i listen to the president. i am proud to be a democrat, and i know the president personally because i campaigned for him in 2007, but now, i would like an objective opinion. tragedy with the airline in malaysia. it is apocalyptic. it is against timidity. who gains by that? theow we overthrew pro-russia prime minister a few months ago, or last year, and that was not indigenous. that had to do something with our intelligence in order to put in the prime minister ukraine. so, that was a coup. who not out the airliner? are the russians gaining by doing so? i do not think so. >> we will leave it there. thank you for your call. we'll move on with phone calls. pete. texas. republicans line. >> well, i am very thankful to be a republican, but american, and we need leadership. that is the thing. i served my time in the united states marines in the 1950's, and you we go again. -- a
i'm very proud of him, and i am so happy that we do not have off at theat runs mouth like john mccain, or some of the others. thank you very much. >> next, george, in fall river, massachusetts on the others line . >> i listen to the president. i am proud to be a democrat, and i know the president personally because i campaigned for him in 2007, but now, i would like an objective opinion. tragedy with the airline in malaysia. it is apocalyptic. it is against timidity. who gains by...
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the right of the child senator mccain, misspoke, i'm sure earlier. we have not ratified that treaty. and so i think that would be becoming -- all form of descrimghts against women. that would be coming after that. you have hypothetical questions and tend argue that way in a lot of it. that's what i was doing there. when there's no definition of disability and you give this organization the ability to define this ability. anything is possible. i was trying to make an extreme case to show that anything is possible. >> i agree. i agree with you that you were trying to make an extreme case. by the way, on the wedge issue you weren't talking about a whole host of other treaty. you were talking about this treaty. the story of the washington gridlock and the "boston globe" by author michael. and on the question of the parking lot reference, would you yourself say is a extreme example. your organization or an organization you're affiliated with, parental rights. reason number two, pretty much at the stop. the top of the senate the number of handicap spaced r
the right of the child senator mccain, misspoke, i'm sure earlier. we have not ratified that treaty. and so i think that would be becoming -- all form of descrimghts against women. that would be coming after that. you have hypothetical questions and tend argue that way in a lot of it. that's what i was doing there. when there's no definition of disability and you give this organization the ability to define this ability. anything is possible. i was trying to make an extreme case to show that...
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where i would differ with senator mccain is a little bit of history. president sought an agreement to keep some number of u.s. forces in iraq. i was very much a part of that process. but at the end of the day, i think maliki understood he had to take such an agreement to his policy -- to this parliament. he believed at the time his opponents would use that vote as a no-confidence vote to try to take his government down, so he was not willing to go forward. no secretary of defense, no president should be willing to put american troops into a country without legal protections and immunity. it's just not a tenable position. here is one of the headlines to back up what our guest just said -- this is from the "washington post." we do have a fourth phone line for this segment. here is the other one for afghanistan and iraq veterans. we look forward to speaking to all of you. headline, "losing a rack" -- host: a broader view of what is happening in iraq? iraq has had a terminus opportunity to move forward. in some ways as functioning security forces and so fo
where i would differ with senator mccain is a little bit of history. president sought an agreement to keep some number of u.s. forces in iraq. i was very much a part of that process. but at the end of the day, i think maliki understood he had to take such an agreement to his policy -- to this parliament. he believed at the time his opponents would use that vote as a no-confidence vote to try to take his government down, so he was not willing to go forward. no secretary of defense, no president...
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even senator mccain said that. you are talking but american lives. you are talking about our sons and daughters. this is the particular situation now. we will make -- the president has made his decision. he wants to talk to the american people and present the evidence. i think that is critical for us. right now, less than 50% of the american people want us to do anything. just let those people decide for themselves what they do. that is what you need to do. we're not going to go into a new area of colonization. the french, the germans, the italians, the english, they had miserable time with colonization. it tore africa par. -- it tore africa apart. we better know what we are doing. every one of these countries is different. if we treat them all the same, we are making a big mistake. each of these cultures is different. each of the cultures are different. they are different. the of different cultures. the tribalism and one is not in the other. they are in charge. just like the tribalism in afghanistan. we are not used to that. we do not understand tha
even senator mccain said that. you are talking but american lives. you are talking about our sons and daughters. this is the particular situation now. we will make -- the president has made his decision. he wants to talk to the american people and present the evidence. i think that is critical for us. right now, less than 50% of the american people want us to do anything. just let those people decide for themselves what they do. that is what you need to do. we're not going to go into a new area...
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if not, senator mccain? >> if it is agreeable to i would ask for a voice vote. >> the voice vote has been asked for. all those in favor will say aye,. it, bothhave amendments are agreed to. is there anyone else who wishes to offer an amendment on the democratic side? senator cardin. >> i was going to offer an amendment with regards to the use of ground troops that make it clear that the authorization does not authorize the use of american soldiers in syria. the language here is clear. it does say that the restrictions include the use of the united states armed forces on the ground in syria for the purposes of combat operations. i was concerned about the language, combat operations. as a result of hearing the committee has held, i am confident that there is no soldier being asked to go into syria as a result of this authorization and i understand that will be made extremely clear in our committee report. there is always the unexpected -- i certainly understand that -- but our authorization was clear that ther
if not, senator mccain? >> if it is agreeable to i would ask for a voice vote. >> the voice vote has been asked for. all those in favor will say aye,. it, bothhave amendments are agreed to. is there anyone else who wishes to offer an amendment on the democratic side? senator cardin. >> i was going to offer an amendment with regards to the use of ground troops that make it clear that the authorization does not authorize the use of american soldiers in syria. the language here...
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haworth was seen as a serious threathreat to mccain leading be end mccain won that primary quite handily. so we'll ward get closer than haworth? who knows. in either case it looks likee mccain is likely headed towards the gym election after today. >> host: let's turn to florida and the race that features the congresswoman a former dnc had debbie wasserman schultz. what's the condition of theion h race? >> guest: she's runningm against a law professor. bernie sanders has endorsed him it hasn't campaigned for him but that's, coupled with the fact wasserman schultz is reviled by many standards support and liberals since this hacking of the dmz server showing that she and her staff actually favored hillary clinton in the primary. that has generated a lot of money and support for 10. however, it still a district that favors washington that it was mitchell's. she's been in congress since 2004. she's represented this redon district since 2013. recent poll shows were with a pretty healthy lead, this is a district that hillary clinton one handily over standards in the march primary. .. schultz wi
haworth was seen as a serious threathreat to mccain leading be end mccain won that primary quite handily. so we'll ward get closer than haworth? who knows. in either case it looks likee mccain is likely headed towards the gym election after today. >> host: let's turn to florida and the race that features the congresswoman a former dnc had debbie wasserman schultz. what's the condition of theion h race? >> guest: she's runningm against a law professor. bernie sanders has endorsed him...
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senate is very committed to this, that there is language on the defense authorization bill that senator mccain and i have offered to address it. but hopefully, we can reassure those people who are in the queue to come to the united states to safety that they will have our assistance in doing that. and i wonder if you could speak to what might happen to some of those folks if we're not able to extend this program and allow them to come to the united states. >> thank you, senator shaheen. let me, let me start off with my son, who's here today, edward, was a captain in iraq a few years ago, and he sent me an e-mail -- i'll never forget this. he sent me an e-mail about one of interpreters with his unit who had pulled some of the injured soldiers in his unit to safety. so i felt, feel a personal connection to this issue. the administration is asking for an extension. i know the number has been under the cap, 2500 people have been processed. we are trying to speed up that process, and i hope we can do that. i'll certainly promise you that i'll do everything we possibly can to speed that process up.
senate is very committed to this, that there is language on the defense authorization bill that senator mccain and i have offered to address it. but hopefully, we can reassure those people who are in the queue to come to the united states to safety that they will have our assistance in doing that. and i wonder if you could speak to what might happen to some of those folks if we're not able to extend this program and allow them to come to the united states. >> thank you, senator shaheen....
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senator mccain made a statement just the other day -- i think it was yesterday -- published in "c.q." which i personally could not agree with more, and this is what he said. he said, in terms of the conference committee that we are in right now, trying to merge the senate bill and the house bill and come up with something that can pass in both bodies, he said, and i quote -- "we have got to sit down and get this done because we cannot go out for recess in august without having acted on this bill." end of quote. and i think he's exactly right. and let me just -- picking up on that theme, just relate to my colleagues what the v.f.w. -- v.f.w. is having their annual convention in st. louis, and this is what they said. and i quote -- "the veterans of foreign wars of the united states is demanding that congress immediately pass a compromise bill to help fix the department of veterans' affairs before they adjourn for five weeks at the end of the month. pass a bill or don't come back from recess, end quote, said v.f.w. national commander william a.theen of georgetown, indiana. quote -- ameri
senator mccain made a statement just the other day -- i think it was yesterday -- published in "c.q." which i personally could not agree with more, and this is what he said. he said, in terms of the conference committee that we are in right now, trying to merge the senate bill and the house bill and come up with something that can pass in both bodies, he said, and i quote -- "we have got to sit down and get this done because we cannot go out for recess in august without having...
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president, i appreciate very much the efforts of senator mccain and senator sanders to get the v.a. health care bill through the senate. however, it was somewhat disappointing how abrupt and abbreviated the amendment process was; to wit, there was none. and, as a result, i think some very good amendments never had their chance to be considered. and one of them was mine, and i would like to discuss it briefly, because i think it's something that the senate should pursue. i would note that everybody i spoke to about it -- republican and democratic alike -- liked the amendment and thought it made sense. so let me describe it. a little background: some time ago, as we entered the computer age, we figured out that there were better ways to maintain health records than in cardboard file folders stuffed away in file drawers. and one of the leaders at solving that problem of lost information buried in file folders was the veterans administration. they developed one of the best electronic health records in the country. and for years they were leaders in the technology of electronic health re
president, i appreciate very much the efforts of senator mccain and senator sanders to get the v.a. health care bill through the senate. however, it was somewhat disappointing how abrupt and abbreviated the amendment process was; to wit, there was none. and, as a result, i think some very good amendments never had their chance to be considered. and one of them was mine, and i would like to discuss it briefly, because i think it's something that the senate should pursue. i would note that...
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senator mccain? >> i have to say, it was predicted that the male and other forms -- thae-mail and other forms of communication would be on the rise. it did not surprise some of us. the problem is, we are seeing an industry that was incredibly important for americans to be able to comnicate with one another for a couple of centuries that now is being taken over by technology the same way that the horse and buggy business was taken over by the automobile, the same way the bridal business went out of buness. we are seeing technology and communications that no longer require the use of the postal service. the only way the postal service is going to survive is to adjust to the times and be able to make the decisions that every other industry in america had to make as we go to this new technology and information technology that has changed america. it has given rise to dramatically new industries, such as google and facebook and all of the other things. these things were major factors in the arab spring. t
senator mccain? >> i have to say, it was predicted that the male and other forms -- thae-mail and other forms of communication would be on the rise. it did not surprise some of us. the problem is, we are seeing an industry that was incredibly important for americans to be able to comnicate with one another for a couple of centuries that now is being taken over by technology the same way that the horse and buggy business was taken over by the automobile, the same way the bridal business...
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and senator mccain had a microphone to from the person to that is a testament senator mccain's character and to the questions that are facing republican party at this point. >> among the united states refugee population that is now making headway through new york, oft there could be members eyes, or those organizations whose main objective is to get a foothold in europe. mr. earnest: i think our intelligence officials could give you a better sense of how significant that risk would be. i made quite clear that in terms of the refugee resettlement process that the administration at this country has long been includes the thorough vetting of the backgrounds of that individuals to ensure the safety and security of the american people is not posted to at risk.art two >> there is some thought in the , there isnion union concern that the basic premise will no longer hold and that the eu in fact will be in jeopardy which could cause our numerous ramifications for the u.s.. mr. earnest: i have merely observed that the scale of this challenge in terms of the hundreds of thousands of people that we
and senator mccain had a microphone to from the person to that is a testament senator mccain's character and to the questions that are facing republican party at this point. >> among the united states refugee population that is now making headway through new york, oft there could be members eyes, or those organizations whose main objective is to get a foothold in europe. mr. earnest: i think our intelligence officials could give you a better sense of how significant that risk would be. i...